Fragrant,
COngrats! It looks like it is healthy and ready to leaf out.
Wow, what a big size! That's going to be quite a nice big tree when the leaves fill out.
Very nice, keep us updated.
Feels good when you get a new baby, doesn't it?

Guess what? What do you want us to guess?

Thankyou Butterfly4u :) and what type of magnolia Tolip going on the little description :P i was just so happy that it seems to be turning around

What kind of Magnolia is it!?

Where can I get one?

I wish you all the best!

Mike

OK Here's my guess, Magnolia Figo, or Banana Shrub.
Well, How did I do?

It's either a Michelia Champaca or a Michelia Alba. Only the colour of the bloom will tell.

But are those to be leaves or blooms? New leaves are also enclosed in a covering.

One or two buds look like flower buds to me. If the flowers are very similar to Champaca then perhaps it's a variant of Champaca? Maybe a 'Sinuan'? How did you acquire this baby? I want one. Lol.

Bingo! i believe you are right Kemistry i know it as Magnolia rajaniana but i believe it also comes under "Champee Si Nuan as well as a few other names :P its a New Thai hybrid
Does not seem to be much info out on the net and untill it flowers i will not be 100% sure as it was bought of ebay and some websites show the flower as white not orange
Here is a photo of what the flowers are suppposed to look like size of the flower can reach 5-6"
I guess it a matter of wait and see :)

This post was edited by fragrant2008 on Fri, Sep 6, 13 at 10:13

I have a Daphne bush that was grown from a cutting taken about 4 years ago. Every year it has had more and more flowers, but this year something strange happened... It had a second flush of flowers, not a lot, about 12 stems, and now it has berries/seed pods. Can anyone tell me if this is normal? everyone I have asked has said they have never heard of a second flush of flowers or berries/seeds on an ordinary Daphne bush.